# Antiochus — The Prince character guide

> Antiochus in The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Antiochus

**First appearance:** 0009-iii-concerning-mixed-principalities

## Who they are

Seleucid king who fought Rome and was defeated at Thermopylae.

## In the story

### [III: Concerning Mixed Principalities](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prince_se/chapters/iii-concerning-mixed-principalities)

Historical figure driven out by the Romans, used as an example of controlling powerful neighbors.

### [XXI: How a Prince Should Conduct Himself So as to Gain Renown](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_prince_se/chapters/xxi-how-a-prince-should-conduct-himself-so-as-to-gain-renown)

Mentioned in the historical example of the Aetolians and the Achaeans, illustrating the folly of neutrality.

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